The Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment and Sports Standing Committee is responsible for developing national policies in this focus area for The United States Conference of Mayors.

Mayors Professional Sports Alliance

Members: The Mayors Professional Sports Alliance is composed of mayors from cities with major league sports teams - National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer.

Purpose: Its mission is to share among the mayors information, resources, and support on issues related to professional sports and to work effectively with leagues, players and owners.

Purpose: To provide an exclusive opportunity to share private sector expertise and bring innovative ideas and solutions to the challenges facing Mayors Professional Sports Alliance (MPSA)* member cities in the sports space; to provide input and technical expertise to mayors from MPSA cities to assist them in their decision-making processes; to share best practices, raise awareness of the relationship between cities, sports leagues and teams; and to provide a forum for substantive dialogue between cities, leagues, teams, and members of relevant business sectors.